Richard Owlett wrote: > Bob Proulx wrote: > >Here is an example from my preseed configuration: > > > > d-i pkgsel/include string dnsutils less nvi openssh-server postfix rsync > > sudo > > > >All of those packages will be installed. Any dependencies that they > >declare will be installed. The effect will be very similar to running > >this command: > > > > # apt-get install -y dnsutils less nvi openssh-server postfix rsync sudo > > Similar as a "a Cadillac is similar to a Pinto" ;/
Sorry but I do not agree with that analogy. I don't see hardly any difference between them at all. Rather like 'apt-get install foo' and 'aptitude install foo' in that both accomplish the same thing in the end even if they are doing it differently along the way. > I was looking for something similar to a manpage. > http://manpages.debian.net did not have an entry for > "pkgsel/include" nor "preseed/late_command". Those don't quite fit into the standard Unix man page "brick" of documentation methodology. The best entry point for documentation is here: http://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/Preseed Which points off not only to the official installation doc: http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/apb.html But also off to many auxiliary pages in the "Examples" section which includes many good sites including this gem: http://hands.com/d-i/ > >And you didn't say what you did then but I assumed you would add > >gnome-session to the list. > > > > # apt-get install gdm gnome-terminal gnome-session > > > >And then with that the problem would be solved because it would > >explicitly include gnome-session which was implicitly added before and > >then wasn't needed as described above. And if so then the same thing > >in the preseed file. Add gnome-session to the list. > > > > d-i pkgsel/include string gdm gnome-terminal gnome-session > > > >If that makes sense then great! If not please clarify. Did it? Bob
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